1938 Stanford Indians football team

The 1938 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1938 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Claude E. Thornhill, the Indians compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing eighth in the PCC. The team played home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

1938 Stanford Indians football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–6 (2–5 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 USC + 6 1 0 9 2 0
No. 14 California + 6 1 0 10 1 0
UCLA 4 3 1 7 4 1
Oregon State 4 3 1 5 3 1
Oregon 4 4 0 4 5 0
Washington 3 4 1 3 5 1
Idaho 2 3 1 6 3 1
Stanford 2 5 0 3 6 0
Washington State 1 7 0 2 8 0
Montana 0 1 0 5 3 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Santa Clara*L 0–2250,000[1]
October 8Washington State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 8–012,000
October 15Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 27–16
October 22USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
L 2–1335,000
October 29at UCLAL 0–637,000
November 5Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 7–1019,778
November 12at Oregon StateL 0–6
November 19at No. 9 CaliforniaL 0–6
November 26No. 13 Dartmouth*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 23–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players drafted by the NFL edit

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Pete Zagar Tackle 8 70 New York Giants
Tony Calvelli Center 11 97 Detroit Lions
Bill Paulman Back 19 180 New York Giants

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References edit

  1. ^ Harry Borba (October 2, 1938). "Broncs Triumph, 22-0: Santa Clarans Pour Through Stanford Line; Register Third Straight Win Over Cards". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1939 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2014.